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Fatal House Fire in Elmwood Park Under Investigation

Elmwood Park

A late night house fire on Miller Avenue that left at least one person dead has police investigating.

According to officials, crews responded to 59 Miller Avenue - a two-family brick home - sometime around 11:30 p.m. for a report of a fast moving fire.

Based on preliminary reports, the unidentified woman's body - believed to be in her 30's - was reportedly found on the second floor of the home. Authorities are awaiting autopsy results by the Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office and continue to seek for the woman's next of kin.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Arson Investigation Unit and Bergen County Sheriff.

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